Carson ‘one of the people you need around’ – Walker

Everyone needs a squad containing Scott Carson.

Kyle Walker, who has shared the Manchester City changing room with the goalkeeper since 2019, might not have been what you expected to read today.

Carson has a reputation as one of football’s good guys, and he has a stellar resume since joining Leeds in 2003.

He has only played twice for City in the past six years and has not kept a Premier League clean sheet since May 14th, 2011 despite filling his trophy cabinet.

For someone his age to have played the number of games he’s played, Walker claimed on The Kyle Walker Podcast. I feel bad for him because I come in every day knowing you’re the third-choice keeper.

You might be forgiven for not knowing who Carson is if you haven’t watched the Premier League for a while. After all, he has only made two appearances in all competitions since joining City in 2019; his last one was in May 2022.

With two Champions League titles, an FA Cup, two League Cups, two Super Cups, and a Club World Cup, Carson has won four titles in the Premier League.

His first major award was returned in 2005 as a substitute for Liverpool in their Champions League victory over Istanbul, where he had previously been a reserve and later won the Super Cup. He joined the Reds squad that won the FA Cup the following year.

Amazingly, Carson won his last clean sheet for West Brom when he was playing for England’s top flight with a 1-0 win over Everton 14 years ago.

He has now won his fourth and final England cap since that last shutout and has since added nine of his 12 most notable awards to his collection.

The Premier League champions called upon despite spending eight years at Bursaspor, Wigan, and Derby, and Pep Guardiola eventually agreed to sign him permanently after two years on loan at the Etihad Stadium.

Only three names remain engraved forever in City history: Sergio Aguero, Sergio Aguero, and Vincent Kompany.

However, Carson ranks alongside these City legends if we’re talking about trophies and influence on the team members around them.

Ask Pep Guardiola, please. The Catalan supports young players in his efforts to develop the best City have to offer in recent years.

Guardiola said, “I was fortunate to know this guy in Manchester.” He’s like a captain, and he’s developed an incredible love for the team. Occasionally, as a manager, you get to know people like him. He’ll respond when we need him, I’m pretty sure of that!

“I would advise the young players to stay as close to Scott Carson as possible in the locker room and on the field.”

It would be preferable to staying with me. The best guidance and knowledge they can receive about their future careers is if they spend a lot of time with him, pay attention, and listen to him.

You value Carson’s constant training, and you value every minute you spend with him on the field and in the changing room.